Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 69.0% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
$65.87
|
$30.00
$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
$44.51
|
$10.41
$20.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
$6.43
|
$1.76
$3.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
$5.16
|
$1.43
$2.86
|
|
pay 64.0% more for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
$14.05
|
$2.61
$5.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
$25.93
|
$7.69
$15.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
$51.36
|
$13.27
$26.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
$25.02
|
$5.07
$10.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
$24.21
|
$5.36
$10.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
$12.57
|
$1.74
$3.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
$6.20
|
$1.29
$2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
$8.07
|
$1.73
$3.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
$13.12
|
$2.44
$4.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$3.54
|
$1.27
$2.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
$4.18
|
$1.64
$3.27
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
$21.74
|
$7.94
$15.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
$352.21
|
$55.50
$111.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
$201,905.29
|
$42,500.00
$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
$52.16
|
$38.15
$76.30
|
|
pay 54.7% more for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
$344.35
|
$59.33
$118.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
$3,324.72
|
$630.61
$1,261.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
$2,505.55
|
$447.78
$895.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
$268.40
|
$100.02
$200.04
|
|
pay 13.4% more for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
$1,541.15
|
$313.33
$626.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
$37,634.17
|
$4,944.44
$9,888.89
|
|
pay 59.0% more for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
$10.38
|
$2.63
$5.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$23.33
|
$4.50
$9.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
$34.43
|
$8.98
$17.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
$299.77
|
$82.23
$164.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
$52.90
|
$10.12
$20.25
|
|
pay 33.9% more for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
$355.96
|
$67.75
$135.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
$253.01
|
$57.00
$114.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
$700.30
|
$142.01
$284.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
$586.02
|
$100.83
$201.67
|
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